NOVEL NEXT Chapter 52 - There Are No Secrets Between Us
Chapter 52: There Are No Secrets Between Us
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Name: Jiang Ming
Cultivation base: Dao Seed Realm
Cultivation method: Grand Path Almighty Method Sutra
Spell: Primal Spirit Heart Sword, Ten Thousand Sword Technique, basic Formations, basic Talismans, basic Pills, and basic Artifacts.
Special ability: Great Akasa Formless Sword Qi, Great Akasa Steps, Nine Divine Mountain Treasures, Great Manifestation Technique, Nine Heavens Imperial Lightning, Wood Dragon, Slice the Heavens, Heaven Suppression Divine Seal, Three-Fold Astral Transformation, Nine Layer Cannon, Orbital Sword Formation
Innate Talent: Immortal (primary Daoist body)
Item: Human Path Records, Life and Death Disillusionment Formation Disk, Mana Sealing Chessboard (top-grade Dao Vessel), Tyrant Halberd (middle-grade Dao Vessel), Sky Rending Sword (middle-grade Dao Vessel), Heaven Shattering Hammer (low-grade Dao Vessel), Golden Obsidian (low-grade Dao Vessel), Heaven Suppression Cauldron (top-grade Dao Vessel), 3,000 years of cultivation, Enlightening Tea Leaf x13, Enlightening Stone x80, Space Stone, immortal-grade Enlightening Tea Tree Seed
Jiang Ming was relieved now that his junior sister had returned. At this moment, he was lying on the rocking recliner and admiring the starry sky.
His junior sister lay next to him with a smile on her face as she rocked the recliner.
Meanwhile, their master, Gu Hai, stood at the top of the main building with his hands clasped on his back as he gazed into the distance.
Jiang Ming and Gu Hai did not ask about what happened to Zi Linglong over the past three months. After all, she had just returned, and they had plenty of time to ask about it in the future.
At this time, Jiang Ming was also going through the spoils of his battle with Bai Yu and the old man. He was rather surprised when he looked through them. He did not expect the Mana Sealing Chessboard to be a top-grade Dao Vessel that was incredibly rare. However, he was even more surprised when he discovered that the chessboard did not increase the owner’s physical strength at all. It was only now that he realized Bai Yu was bluffing. Clearly, Bai Yu was trying to intimidate him with his lies.
The Mana Sealing Chessboard only had one function: it could pull one’s opponent into it to duel using only their physical strength. One would not be able to leave until someone died. There was no limit to the number of people that could enter the chessboard.
Jiang Ming shook his head. ‘The person who created this must have something wrong with his head!’
Not only would the Mana Sealing Chessboard not enhance its owner’s strength, but it would not even protect its owner. All it did was pull people into it for a life-or-death fight. Perhaps, for others, it might be useless, but it was quite useful toward Jiang Ming. After all, even he did not know the limits of his physical body and strength.
Jiang Ming nodded in satisfaction.
Thanks to the Grand Path Almighty Method Sutra, there was not much he needed to do, but his body would constantly be tempered. Apart from that, his body would undergo a transformation whenever he comprehended a Sambodha and formed a Dao Seed. If he had to guess, he would say his physical body and strength were not any weaker than his cultivation base.
‘The Mana Sealing Chessboard is rather useful to me…’ Jiang Ming thought to himself after various ways to use the chessboard appeared in his mind.
‘Look, System, the spoils of my battle are much better than the rewards you give me!’
Alas, he did not receive a response from the system.
Apart from the Mana Sealing Chessboard, Sky Shattering Hammer, Golden Obsidian, Heaven Suppression Cauldron, and other items, he was most satisfied with the Sky Rending Sword, which was a middle-grade Dao Vessel. After all, neither Purple Cloud nor Blue Crystal could handle the power of the Great Akasa Formless Sword Qi. For this reason, the offensive strength was greatly reduced. However, with the Sky Rending Sword, the problem was solved.
The 108 swords Bai Yu had used to form his sword Formation were all Artifacts from a complete set.
‘As expected of a Holy Son from a Sacred Land! He was really wealthy! Just his possessions alone are enough to make me rich. With his possessions alone, I’m afraid no one in Jiuyang Sect is as rich as I am.’
Needless to say, he obtained many medicinal pills, spirit crystals, rare items from Bai Yu as well.
Apart from that, he also obtained three special abilities from Bai Yu’s storage ring. The first one was called the Three-Fold Astral Transformation. At the first stage, one could increase one’s height by 333 cm and double one’s strength. At the second stage, one could increase one’s height by 666 cm and double one’s strength again, which was four times stronger than before. At the third stage, one could increase one’s height by 999 cm and double one’s strength again, which was eight times stronger than the original.
Unfortunately for Bai Yu, he had only mastered it to the first stage. Otherwise, Jiang Ming would have to expend more strength to kill him.
The second special ability was the Nine Heavenly Cannons. When Zhang Fan had used it against his Nine Divine Mountain Treasure, it was capable of destroying his divine mountain with just a strike.
The third special ability was the Orbital Sword Formation. Bai Yu had used 108 swords to form the Formation, and Jiang Ming had been rather impressed.
All in all, with these three special abilities in his arsenal, his attacks would be more versatile.
Jiang Ming continued to absorb the cultivation he received from the daily reward. However, he did not use the 3,000 years of cultivation yet because he planned to use them when breaking through to the next realm.
Jiang Ming was not in desperate need of mana. What he needed was more special abilities and to comprehend the Sambodhas.
He had been using a lot of the Enlightening Tea Leaves. However, since he was rewarded with them daily, he still had 12 left. As for the Enlightening Stone, he had yet to use any of them.
At this moment, Zi Longlong turned to her side and rested her head on her hands as she looked at Jiang Ming. Then, she said, “Senior Brother, home is the best place in the world. I feel safe here.”
“Of course! There’s no place better than one’s home in the world!” Jiang Ming said with a smile, “So don’t simply run away from home again, understand?”
“Alright, alright,” Zi Linglong replied with a giggle.
The duo continued to chat.
Jiang Ming was delighted that his junior sister’s treatment of him did not change at all even though she had broken through to the Dao Seed Realm. In other words, his junior sister still loved him very much, and no one could take her away from him.
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When the sky began to brighten, Jiang Ming got up and began to prepare breakfast.
This time, he served breakfast on the rooftop. They ate their breakfast while they enjoyed the gentle morning breeze and the beautiful mountain scenery.
“This is delicious, Senior Brother!” Zi Linglong exclaimed before she continued to say, “While I was away, the thing I miss most was your cooking!”
“Alright. I’ll prepare food for you, and you keep them in your spatial ring before you leave the mountain next time. With that, you’ll be able to eat the food I make even if you’re away,” Jiang Ming said affectionately.
“You’re the best, Senior Brother!”
At this time, Gu Hai who had been keeping quiet all this time put his chopsticks down and asked, “What about me? Why do you talk as though I’ve never taken care of you before?”
“Master! I’m talking about food!” Zi Linglong said with a laugh, “After so long, you’ve only cooked for us a few times!”
Jiang Ming chimed in, “Master, I don’t mean to be rude, but your cooking is really… unpalatable…”
“So what? Didn’t I still manage to raise both of you?” Gu Hai scoffed. Then, his expression suddenly turned solemn before he said, “Tell me about everything that happened.”
Linglong nodded. She began by recounting how she and the other disciples ran into devil cultivators before she was separated from them. She said that accidentally stumbled upon a secret tomb while she was running away. Since there were many treasures in there, she decided to spend her time cultivating there.
Her story was simple. She did not tell her master about her encounter with Bai Yu or Bai Haitian, the flood dragon. She did not want her master to worry about her too much, after all.
After listening to Zi Linglong, Gu Hai exclaimed in shock and disbelief, “What?! You’ve entered the Dao Seed Realm?!”
“That’s amazing, Junior Sister!” Jiang Ming exclaimed, trying his best to look surprised.
“Thank you!” Linglong said, grinning from ear to ear. Then, she brought a medicinal pill out and handed it to Gu Hai as she said, “Master, this is the Divine Purple Mansion Pill. I heard you damaged your Purple Mansion in the past. Perhaps, this pill might be able to repair the damage.”
“The Divine Purple Mansion Pill?” Gu Hai’s eyes widened in shock. His hands trembled as he reached out to take the pill before he asked, “Are you sure this is the Divine Purple Mansion Pill?”
Zi Linglong nodded. “I’m sure!”
“Up until now, this medicinal pill only existed in legends. Many people had searched for it, but they couldn’t find it. I didn’t expect my disciple to find it in the end! This is a blessing! I really didn’t make a mistake accepting you as my disciple! Thank you so much, Linglong!” Gu Hai said as he laughed happily.
“Don’t mention it, Master! Without you, I wouldn’t even be sitting here!”
“Very good, very good! Linglong, you’ve grown up into a fine young lady,” Gu Hai said, pleased. However, his tone turned solemn as he continued to say, “However, apart from the Sect Master and a few First Seats, don’t tell anyone about your current cultivation base.”
“Why?” Linglong asked as she tilted her head slightly.
Gu Hai sighed before he said, “It’s a long story. Do you remember Momo? As it turns out, she’s a spy from Bishui Sect. To think she’s been with us for such a long time, and the Bishui Sect has just moved to Hai Province. How long were they planning for this? In any case, we don’t know if there are other spies in the sect so it’s best to maintain a low profile. You might attract jealousy and hate if you reveal your cultivation base. You managed to break through to the Dao Seed Realm after cultivating for only three months in the secret tomb. We really can’t let anyone about such a heaven-defying feat.”
“Huh? Senior Sister Momo is a spy? But…” Linglong sighed heavily. After a moment, she nodded and solemnly said, “You’re right, Master. I’ll make sure to keep my cultivation base a secret.”
Inwardly, Zi Linglong thought to herself, ‘This is strange. Why did she get exposed so early?’
Jiang Ming asked, “Do you know of any technique to conceal your cultivation base?”
“Yes! I learned a special ability that can help me conceal my cultivation base. I’m confident that even cultivators who are two realms ahead of me won’t be able to detect my real cultivation base,” Zi Linglong replied.
“That’s great,” Jiang Ming said. Then, he turned to Gu Hai and said, “Master, I think it’s enough that the Sect Master knows about Junior Sister’s cultivation base. There’s no need for anyone else to know. After all, the more people who know about it, the more dangerous it’ll be. Take the three of us, for example. We’re like a family, and there are no secrets between us. Although some of the First Seats are trustworthy, I’m afraid they won’t guard against their disciples and will reveal Junior Sister’s cultivation base to them. At that time, the matter won’t be a secret any longer.”
“You have a point. We’re really similar; you’re just as cautious as I am!” Gu Hai said as he stroked his beard.
“This is all thanks to your teachings,” Jiang Ming replied.
Linglong only lowered her head and chuckled.